Microcar - Electric Microcars

Electric Microcars

Some examples of battery electric microcars are:

• The Think Nordic, imported to the USA by Ford Motor Company to satisfy California Zero-emissions vehicle (ZEV) requirements in the state of California. Removed from the market by Ford in a bargain with the California Air Resources Board. See PZEV for more information.
• The Global Electric Motorcars GEM, a 2- or 4-passenger "Golf car" style vehicle.
• The REVA electric vehicle as used in its home environment, India. This may soon be exported to the USA with speed electronically limited and sold as an NEV.
• The Corbin Sparrow, a single-seat electric microcar that can be licensed as a motorcycle.
• The CityEl, a three-wheeled single-seat electric microcar built in Germany.

The obstacle to adaptation of such vehicles in the United States is less technical than cultural and political. The mandates by regulatory powers that such vehicles meet full U.S. safety regulations ensures the unavailability of vehicles suitable for use in the mixed traffic conditions that predominate in U.S. suburban areas.

• The French company SECMA produces the so-called scootcar FUN-ELEC.
• The TWIKE is a microcar that is pedal assisted.
• Electrocar is a small freight transporter typically used in enterprises or rail stations